The Warsaw Ghetto uprising broke out April 19, 1943, when about 750
young Jewish fighters armed with just pistols and fuel bottles attacked a
German force more than three times its size. In their last testaments
they said they knew they were doomed but wanted to die at a time and
place of their own choosing
In the end, the fighters held out nearly a month, longer than some German-invaded countries did.
The Germans razed the ghetto and killed most of the fighters, except for a few dozen who managed to escape the ghetto through sewage canals
People in Warsaw pinned paper daffodils to their clothes as the Polish capital began a day of commemorations today on the 75th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
Sirens will wail, church bells will toll and newscasters on TV, politicians and regular citizens are wearing the daffodils in what has become a symbol of mourning for the Jews who died fighting, as well as the millions of other Jews murdered in the Holocaust.
In the end, the fighters held out nearly a month, longer than some German-invaded countries did.
The Germans razed the ghetto and killed most of the fighters, except for a few dozen who managed to escape the ghetto through sewage canals
People in Warsaw pinned paper daffodils to their clothes as the Polish capital began a day of commemorations today on the 75th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
Sirens will wail, church bells will toll and newscasters on TV, politicians and regular citizens are wearing the daffodils in what has become a symbol of mourning for the Jews who died fighting, as well as the millions of other Jews murdered in the Holocaust.
No comments:
Post a Comment